IBM R&D Labs in Israel
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IBM is a globally integrated enterprise operating in 170 countries. IBM's R&D history in Israel began in 1972 when Professor Josef Raviv established the IBM Israel Scientific Center in the Technion's Computer Science Building in Haifa.
Today, over 1000 individuals work at IBM R&D locations across Israel, including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Rehovot, and Jerusalem.
IBM research and development activities in Israel include a number of labs.
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[edit] Haifa Research Lab
HRL handles projects in the spheres of cloud computing [1] [2], healthcare and life sciences, verification technologies [3] [4], multimedia, active management [5], information retrieval [6], programming environments [7], business transformation, and optimization technologies [8]. HRL is the biggest IBM research center outside the US.
[edit] Systems and Technology Group Lab
STG incorporates the former Haifa Development Lab and develops advanced technologies for IBM's Server and Technology Group. The STG Lab in Israel is involved in three major activities: storage technology, de-duplication software, and chip design. Working closely with the Israeli hi-tech community and recent IBM acquisitions in Israel, the STG Lab serves as a focal point for building a storage ecosystem in Israel. The lab also works closely with the XIV team in IBM. Its three main departments are Hardware Development, Storage Systems Development, and Diligent Technologies.
[edit] Israel Software Lab
ILSL develops software for real-time collaboration [9], content discovery [10] and text analytics, metadata management [11], application security [12], and SOA [13]. The teams work closely with the Lotus, Information Management, Rational, and WebSphere brands in IBM's Software Group.
In recent years, IBM in Israel acquired Telelogic, FilesX[1], XIV[2], and Diligent[3] .
[edit] References
- ^ IBM Signs Agreement to Acquire FilesX. Press release. 2008-04-10. http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23816.wss. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.
- ^ "IBM acquires Israel-based XIV for undisclosed sum". 2008-01-02. http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSL0218975220080103. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.
- ^ "IBM reworks storage strategy". 2008-09-08. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0527755520080908. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.
